Future power

A sunny mandate

Solar water heating system in Haryana's private buildings

Reaching for the sun

Micro-financed solar energy systems light up Bangladesh’s rural areas

Off-grid thinking

Solar lamps can reach where transmission lines cannot  

Why SECI auction paints optimistic picture for Indian solar sector

SECI needs to sustain favorable project conditions for developers and engage further with state distribution companies to clear backlog

Centre to increase solar generation capacity next year

The government is likely to commission projects with a total generation capacity of 4,345 MW by March 2016

Al Gore's ‘sunny’ proposal to India

Climate crusader and former US Vice President wants India to realise its solar potential; but solar energy alone cannot solve problems of …

If only we'd listened to Kosambi

India shelved solar energy in favour of nuclear energy and now we are miles behind China and the US

Out of option

Solar becomes lifeline for power-starved Bihar, but cheap and inferior equipment dominate market

'I don't want subsidies'

For five years the non-profit Centre for Renewable Energy has been promoting and selling expensive solar lamps to poor families in Nepal. Today …

Bon appetit with sun

Enter the world’s largest solar kitchen

Their place in the Sun...

Use sun to make ice

Solar refrigerator to help immunisation programmes

Renewable interest

Despite its vast potential, India is yet to come up with a renewable energy policy

Here comes the sun

The German experience is a good example for India’s solar energy mission

Bidding exposes solar tariff game

The ambitious solar mission is set to start on shaky ground

Solar Entrepreneurs

India’s annual solar capacity addition needs to increase annually by 36% till 2026-27 to meet 14th NEP targets

The country needs to commission a minimum of 17.5 GW in FY 2024, with a further ramp-up to 41 GW by FY 2027

Why solar rooftop project failed to take off

Experts say consumer-centric approach is crucial to boost growth among residential consumers

76% of Africa’s energy could come from renewable sources by 2040: here’s how

The 76% from renewables would be met by 82% hydropower, 11% solar power and 7% wind power

Energy in news on June 7

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

Africa’s energy poverty: Benin needs funds to ramp up green resources to electrify, meet NDCs

In recent years, nearly 200 rural localities have been electrified throughout the country with solar energy  

Mini-grids: Africa’s new tool to improve energy access, empower livelihoods

Mini-grids are decentralised electricity-generating systems that are not in sync with the country’s national grid

All you need to know about the energy conservation bill

Bill has provisions for regulating energy consumption by equipment, appliances, buildings and industries

Solar power in Asia

The Philippines will get a solar power plant with the largest ever capacity in southeast Asia by 2002